Blanche J. Glimps

Blanche Jackson Glimps is a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Tennessee State University. She has been an educator for many years with her first teaching position with Detroit Public Schools as a third-grade teacher and later as a special educator. Upon completion of her doctoral degree, at The University of Michigan, Dr. Glimps has been a faculty member or an administrator at a variety of higher education institutions. She has taught courses at public and private institutions of higher education including Christian colleges. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses such as university studies, introduction to teaching, introduction to special education, and a range of graduate level courses in special education or curriculum and instruction. Her first love is researching, presenting, and publishing on issues that impact the lives of children, youth, and families from historically underrepresented groups. She has authored, or coauthored, many journal articles and book chapters on issues related to diversity. She is the coauthor, with Dr. Theron Ford, of the book Gender and Diversity Issues in Religious-based Institutions and Organizations which was published by IGI in 2016. Dr. Glimps’ inspiration, determination, resilience, and persistence comes from growing up in a very large two parent family who lived in a low-income community. She enjoys exploring the world, and examining global topics, through books.

Publications

Christian Teachers as Good Shepherds: Using High Leverage Practices With Struggling Students
Christian Teachers as Good Shepherds: Using High Leverage Practices With Struggling Students
Blanche Jackson Glimps. © 2023. 12 pages.
An increasing numbers of school systems are implementing high leverage practices (HLP) as a framework, for assisting students who struggle with learning. HLP is a set of...
Beyond the Catholic Church: Child Sexual Abuse in Selected Other Religious Organizations
Beyond the Catholic Church: Child Sexual Abuse in Selected Other Religious Organizations
Dominica Pradere, Theron N. Ford, Blanche J. Glimps. © 2022. 17 pages.
Since the early 1980s, allegations of the sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy and other representatives of religious organizations have been reported in the media...
#MeToo Issues in Religious-Based Institutions and Organizations
#MeToo Issues in Religious-Based Institutions and Organizations
Blanche J. Glimps, Theron N. Ford. © 2020. 341 pages.
Currently, the nation’s attention is concentrated on the long-standing sexual misdeeds conducted by prominent political, sports, and entertainment figures, which has been...
The Promise for African American Male Students in Graduate Studies and Professional Development at Marygrove College
The Promise for African American Male Students in Graduate Studies and Professional Development at Marygrove College
Chukwunyere E. Okezie, Judy Alhamisi, Blanche J. Glimps. © 2020. 23 pages.
The recruitment of African American males into chosen professions in the United States of America is an increasing challenge at national, state, and local levels. Gender and...
Beyond the Catholic Church: Child Sexual Abuse in Selected Other Religious Organizations
Beyond the Catholic Church: Child Sexual Abuse in Selected Other Religious Organizations
Dominica Pradere, Theron N. Ford, Blanche J. Glimps. © 2020. 25 pages.
Since the early 1980s, allegations of the sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy and other representatives of religious organizations have been reported in the media...
The Sexual Abuse of African Nuns: No Sanctuary for African Women in the Sisterhood
The Sexual Abuse of African Nuns: No Sanctuary for African Women in the Sisterhood
Theron N. Ford, Blanche J. Glimps. © 2020. 22 pages.
Special circumstances seem to engender the practice of sexual abuse of African nuns by African priests. The priesthood is grounded in male dominance, as is the Catholic Church....